When the buzzer sounded, the on-site fans' eyes were filled with despair.
The Lakers players' eyes were filled with disappointment as well.
James's body even trembled slightly.
Losing to Tang Tian would have been one thing, but he had actually lost to Durant!
This was truly insane!
But he quickly adjusted his emotions. At his age, a loss was simply a loss.
Besides, with a 35+ point triple-double in this game and the previous 40+ point triple-double, he had truly given it everything he had.
The Lakers fans at the arena began applauding and cheering for their players, especially James, with countless roars of "LeBron" mixed in.
But on the other side of the court, the Pelicans had already begun celebrating their victory.
They had not been favored, but they had pulled it off in the end!
Durant was even lifted up by his teammates and tossed straight into the air.
Durant had averaged 36 points per game in this series, making him the unquestionable top contributor to the team's advancement.
It was no exaggeration to say that they had felt like they did when they played beside Tang Tian in this series!
The Pelicans celebrated for a while, then returned to the locker room to continue after completing the Handshake Ceremony with the Lakers.
Tang Tian greeted Curry at that moment and prepared to head to the locker room as well.
But as soon as he reached the players' tunnel, reporters stopped him.
All the Pelicans players had run off to celebrate in the locker room, leaving the reporters with no one to interview, so they happened to corner Tang Tian instead.
With no other choice, Tang Tian could only answer questions on the players' behalf.
"How would you evaluate Durant's performance?"
The reporters' first question was about Durant.